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Topic: What is a consumer? (Read 3166 times)

Tonight, on the meeting, we discussed what is and what isn't a vendor... This seems to me to be smoke and mirrors, a distraction from the real question...

What is a consumer?

It is supposed to be a consumer association and not a "someone who isn't a vendor association".As such, my proposal would be that a consumer is someone who does not have a financial interest in Ecigs. If you work for a company that sells ecigs then it does enter a grey area. But this grey area should be sorted on a company by company basis.Obviously someone who works for Tesco should still be considered a consumer, but should an owner? should a manager of an ecig company? The answer is it depends, it has to be decided on a company by company basis. Even if a questionable person who has some conflict of interest is allowed to vote it should not be automatic that they are allowed to run ECCA in any way.

It is simple.If you own or manage an ecig company, you SHOULD NOT bein any way SHAPE OR FORM involved with a consumers protection organisation.OF course This should also include that one should not have any Shares in, or receive any Payment fromAny Vendor.